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424th Field Artillery Battalion
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For those of you who could not join us during The 424th's 17th Annual Reunion.... you missed a great reunion. It was held September 8-10, 2006 at the Eisenhower Hotel and Resort in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. It was superb in all details. The main features of the 2006 reunion were the two banquet dinners (Friday and Saturday evenings) each with a Special Program, plus the Battlefield Tour. The Hospitality Room provided the ideal atmosphere for the veterans, their families and their friends to congregate and bring each other up to date on the happenings of the previous year.
The Hospitality Room Snack Bar was inexhaustible with an endless variety of goodies to quell the hunger pangs of all people of all ages.
There will be more details on this page as time goes on but feel free to Email us at any time with questions.
The 424th was activated in 1950 and deployed to Korea from 1951 through 1954. The 25th Anniversary Reunion was held in Indianapolis, Indiana in 1975. Since that time there have been 17 Annual Reunions. At each reunion, the veterans choose where the coming reunions will be held. The formal announcement with registration forms and details is mailed out in February each year. If you haven't received your registration forms in the past be sure to e-mail or write to us soon so you don't miss out.
The Battalion wants all 424th veterans, their families and friends to join the 18th Reunion next September
The current Battalion Roster includes over 400 men with current addresses and telephone numbers. Sadly, the roster also includes about 1,500 men whom we have been unable to locate. If you know of a 424th member and have his address please send it to us. Don't assume we have the information... we might not! If we do already have it, no problem. WE WANT TO FIND EVERYONE WHO SERVED WITH THE BATTALION.
The Battalion publishes a newsletter, The Howitzer, every March, June and December. The subscription requires a minimum donation of $20. A few members donate additional money. If enough is received a "fourth issue" is published. Anyone wishing to be included on the subscription list should e-mail Ed Bicknell (click Ed's e-mail address below). A return e-mail will tell you all about it.
BE SURE TO MARK YOUR CALENDAR RIGHT NOW TO JOIN THE BATTALION THIS COMING (2007) SEPTEMBER 6-7-8 FOR THE 18th ANNUAL REUNION OF THE 424TH FA Bn.
Korean War Project
Medal Certificates
Korean Veterans 1950 - 2005
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